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Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Beyond Meat: Changing Customer Behaviour in Food Consumption
Chris Laszlo; Katherine Gullett; Peter Rezk; Nilesh RautCase IVEY-9B19A053-EEntrepreneurship, MarketingIn 2014, the founder and chief executive officer of Beyond Meat, Ethan Brown, reflected on the question that had led him to start the company: “How difficult can it be to change what you eat for dinner?” The small start up based in Los Angeles, California, had faced considerable challenges in changing customer perceptions and attitudes since it was founded in 2009. Its intention was to address both health and environmental problems related to mea...Starting at €8.20
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Amorim: The Future of Natural Cork
Chris Laszlo; Katherine Gullett; Tim KruegerCase IVEY-9B17M019-EStrategyIn 2015, Corticeira Amorim, S.G.P.S., S.A. (Amorim), the world’s largest cork manufacturer, was facing multiple strategic dilemmas. After enjoying a near-monopoly in the wine stopper market for over 300 years, cork’s reputation had been damaged in the 20th century by concerns over “cork taint,” and the cork industry had been challenged by the resulting disruptive technologies of screw caps and synthetic corks. Amorim needed to rethink its core as...Starting at €8.20
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Educomp: Shaping Education in the New Millennium
Amita Mital; Sanjay Dhir; Sonjoy MohantyCase IVEY-9B13M073-EStrategyEducomp Solutions Ltd. was established in 1994 with the aim of providing for a customer’s entire education lifecycle, from pre-school to higher education/vocational training, and appropriating value from the same customer multiple times. This strategy, over a period of 17 years, enabled Educomp to become the largest player in the education technology sector in India. Educomp took the organic route to growth, which it achieved largely through acqu...Starting at €8.20
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Pyramyd Air: Looking through the Scope of Values
Chris Laszlo; Katherine GullettCase IVEY-9B13C038-ELeadership and People ManagementPyramyd Air, a small and growing online airgun retailer serving the shooting community, wants to broaden its sustainability practices from its current internal initiatives in order to communicate an even stronger value proposition: sustainability isn’t just about recycling and efficiency, it is about a thriving environment leading to more engaged employees and more loyal premium customers. Though the airgun industry is not by its nature built on ...Starting at €8.20
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Storehouse Tea: Cultivating Options for Growth
Chris Laszlo; Katherine Gullett; Stephanie HagenCase IVEY-9B18M202-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn January 2017, the owner and founder of Storehouse Tea based in Cleveland, Ohio, was considering the company’s next move. Storehouse Tea focused on providing organic, fair trade certified teas, and the founder was committed to operating her business in a way that would have a positive impact in the world by providing work to local refugees. However, she wondered how she could scale this impact. Among her options, she could introduce product ext...Starting at €8.20
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Valeo: Innovating to Lead the Mobility Revolution - Teaching Note
Amita Mital; Krishnan VTeaching Note IVEY-8B21M016-EStrategyTeaching note for product 9B21M016.Starting at €0.00
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Valeo: Innovating to Lead the Mobility Revolution
Amita Mital; Krishnan VCase IVEY-9B21M016-EStrategyIn 2019, the chairman and chief executive officer of Valeo, an automotive supplier and partner to automakers worldwide, faced the challenges of maintaining the company’s speed of growth and balancing its growth with profitability. Valeo had started as a small automobile component manufacturer in 1923 in France. By 2019, however, it was partnering with automakers to design innovative solutions for smart mobility with a focus on intuitive driving a...Starting at €8.20
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Dilli Haat: Reviving Lost Glory
Amita Mital; Shrey VigCase IVEY-9B17M100-EStrategyDilli Haat started in 1994 with the objective of providing infrastructure to craftspeople from across India to sell their traditional crafts in an urban marketplace and prevent their exploitation by intermediaries. The marketplace, set up in the heart of Delhi, the capital of India, was a one-stop shop for visitors seeking authentic India handicrafts and handloomed products. Dilli Haat provided a unique shopping experience in a well-laid-out area...Starting at €8.20
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Charagh Din: Dressing the Elite
Amita Mital; Vijayalakshmi NatarajanCase IVEY-9B18M038-EStrategyCharagh Din sold premium men's shirts in Mumbai, India, to elite customers. It had been in business for three generations, dating back to 1949, and had evolved from a small tailoring shop to a multi-storied showroom. The brand was recognized for its unique designs and outstanding customer service. However, unlike its competitors, Charagh Din did not have in-house manufacturing. The business model worked well when India was a regulated economy, bu...Starting at €8.20
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Centric Consulting Cleveland: Staying True to Core Values
Katherine Gullett; Chris Laszlo; Honghui LiuCase IVEY-9B18C033-ELeadership and People ManagementCentric Cleveland was a business unit of Centric Consulting, a full-service management consulting and technology solutions firm. The firm had been founded with the intention of being different from other consulting firms with regard to building internal and external relationships, developing and supporting employees, adjusting for work-life balance, and being devoted to community service. But in 2015, Centric Cleveland was experiencing rapid grow...Starting at €8.20